MITIGATING EFFECTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ON RADIO  WAVE PROPAGATION 
BY Engr. ADEGOKE A.S (B.Sc, M.Sc) 
Dept. of computer Engn.,Yaba college Of Technology,yaba Lagos.Nigeria 

ABSTRACT 
Radio waves travelling through the free space have little or no external 
influence on them. But when such signals are traversed through the atmosphere, 
their effective propagation will be determined by atmospheric factors. Some of 
these atmospheric factors are variation in geographic height, differences in 
geographic locations and changes in time ( day, night, season e.t.c). This paper 
has critically looked into these factors and investigated their effects (such as 
absorption, fading, attenuation,distortion e.t.c) on propagation of Radio Waves. 
(keywords: radio waves, atmospheric factors, absorption, signal attenuation)